a bnc to rca cable (or a bnc to rca adapter + a coax cable) will work from your dac to the marantz (you could also use the optical connection). however because of copyright restrictions sacd won't ouptut through coax or digital, so i believe you'd need to connect the analog rca outs of your marantz to your amp/receiver (which bypasses your pontus dac).
Marantz DV8300 as Transport and Denafrips Pontus 2 DAC
Hi guys,
I recently bought the Marantz DV8300 DVD/SACD/CD player. I am planning to use it as a transport by connecting it to my Denafrips Pontus 2 DAC. I have 2 questions:
- On the Pontus 2, the COAX 1 input is already in use for my Node 2i streamer. COAX 2 input, however, appears to be different and not the standard RCA. When i researched, I figured its a BNC 75 ohm input. So would the Blue Jeans Canare cable RCA/BNC terminations (first one on this list) do the job or do I need something else to transport music from the marantz to my pontus 2 COAX 2 input?
- Assuming I am able to connect the Marantz to the Pontus, will be digital out be able to transport SACD music as well? If not, is there any other way I can use my pontus for SACD playback as well? The Marantz doesn't seem to have an HDMI out, so I am not sure what my options are.
Thanks for your help!
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@loomisjohnson Thanks for taking the time to respond. Sounds good, I'll go ahead and order the BJC RCA/BNC cable. Too bad I can't leverage the pontus for SACD playback. Guess its not the end of the world. I don't have very many SACDs and heard that this marantz does a pretty good job anyway. lets see. thanks again! |